Upland, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Secondhand Dealers (2026)
Key Facts
- Property holding period
- 30 calendar days
- Daily report deadline
- Before 12:00 p.m.
- Report form
- DOJ form JUS 123
- ID verification required
- Photo ID + fingerprint
- Off-site property production
- Within 1 business day of request
- Default penalty
- Up to $1,000 fine / 6 months jail
Summary
Secondhand dealers in Upland must hold reported property for 30 days from the date it is reported to the police chief and must file a complete daily property acquisition report, including a seller's fingerprint and ID verification, under Municipal Code § 5.64.010 and § 5.64.040.
Every secondhand dealer shall retain in his or her possession, for a period of 30 calendar days, all tangible personal property reported pursuant to state law and Section 5.64.040 of this chapter. The 30-day holding period with respect to such property shall commence with the date the secondhand dealer delivers his or her property acquisition report to the police chief. No part of this section shall apply to person(s) recycling glass/plastic bottles, aluminum cans, newspaper, and/or cardboard products.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4480959; v4 updated 2025-09-22).
Full Breakdown
030(C) as any person whose principal business is buying, selling, trading, taking in pawn, consigning, or auctioning secondhand tangible personal property, or whose secondhand sales exceed 20 percent of gross sales. 010(C). 020. 040(B) requires a daily report on DOJ form JUS 123 before noon, listing each item received on deposit, trade, pawn, consignment, or purchase in the prior 24 hours, the seller's name and current address, a government-issued photo ID verification, a complete item description including serial numbers, a signed ownership certification, and a legible fingerprint from the seller.
050(B) requires dealers to produce any reported property for inspection by a designated peace officer during the 30-day hold, and property stored off-site must be produced at the dealer's premises within one business day of a request. No chapter-specific penalty exists, so enforcement runs through the city's general misdemeanor provision.
Violations & Fines
A secondhand or junk dealer who fails to hold property for the required 30 days, submit the daily JUS 123 report, or produce records for inspection is subject to the citywide default penalty in § 1.16.010: a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $1,000 fine, up to six months imprisonment, or both, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense under § 1.16.030.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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